Got all our Blink Cameras up and running - Had a council waste collection -

It’s 3 free items a year for free collection -

Blink captures person adding a table and some chairs to my collection pile at the front of my garden about 6.40 am, then the council removal van appearing about 7.20 am - The camera is heavily misted up/fogged up at this time so it’s impossible to make out anything but very crude detail -

The image returns to clarity an hour or so later around 8-9 am as the morning chill lifts.

I’m thinking maybe spraying the lens with an anti-fog treatment?

Good to see Blink doing it’s thing, just waiting to see if I get a Bill from the Council for the extra items on my collection pile.

Hi there… I have this problem too in a very wet and moist North West of England. It was my mum who told me an ‘old wifes tale’ on how to stop the lenses fogging. Very sceptical In my response I gave it a go and 4 days on and my lenses are as clear as crystal. My car is condensated so I know its humid enough to cause fogging but as yet I’m all clear.

the method is 1 part white vinegar and 2 parts hot water.
Dab a micro fibre cloth in the liquid when mixed with your finger and wipe over the lenses. It works a treat. Just repeat as and when you notice fogging again but I’m 4 days in since I did it and I’m still all clear.

That’s handy to know, also in the NW of England. I am now using sea drops and have had good success. Been on now for a few weeks, and has been fine. There is a spot of dirt on the lens ATM, so it needs wiping anyway. When I do, I’ll apply a little more. Read somewhere recently that spit is really good too, lol. If it works, it works and is quick and cheap.

Interestingly, I only get it on one camera. I have three at home, and four at a remote location, much damper than here, right next to a river, and none of the others do it. It’s only the one that faces almost due north, and is lower down, nearer the ground. Definitely not the camera itself, because I have switched two around, to check.

Anyway, looks like anything that behaves as a surfactant will do the trick.